Partnerships and relations

Mobilizing social investment

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Connected with Banco do Brasil

BB Foundation is the main executor of the social investment of Banco do Brasil and its conglomerate. Due to the capillarity of the institution and through the support of its branch network, it is possible to reach all regions of the country, contributing to sustainable development and the transformation of the communities where the Bank is present.

Initiatives such as the BB Socioproductive Inclusion and Volunteering projects show the institutions' vocation to support actions that value lives and transform realities, guided by the value stated by BB: public spirit.

BB Foundation's shares contributed to Banco do Brasil's permanence in the World portfolio of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Created in 1999, DJSI is an indicator of the financial performance of the leading companies in sustainability at a global level. It is one of the most important global sustainability indexes and has become one of the greatest references for resource management institutions, which rely on this index for their investment decisions.of the New York Stock Exchange, on the B3 Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE) It brings together shares of publicly traded companies with the best practices in sustainability, that is, in the economic, environmental and social dimensions., in the Sustainability Index London Stock Exchange (FTSE4 Good Index Series) Index that evaluates and classifies companies with the best environmental, social and corporate governance practices. and appear in the Global 100 ranking Global 100 is an index that classifies companies by excellence in sustainability, considering the economic, social and environmental dimensions.  of the Most Sustainable Corporations at Corporate Knights.

To reinforce the connection with Banco do Brasil, the first edition of Challenge Transforma!, held in 2020, had, among others, the support and partnership of companies of BB conglomerate: BB Tecnologia e Serviços (BBTS) (Technology and Services), BB Gestão de Recursos - Distribuidora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliários S.A (Resources/Assets Manager). (BB DTVM) and Ativos S.A.
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In this sense, BB Foundation collaborates for BB's corporate strategy, focusing on the strategic guideline “Sustainability and Social Business”. In addition, it contributes to compliance with Banco do Brasil Sustainability Plan - Agenda 30 BB The Banco do Brasil Sustainability Plan - entitled Agenda 30 BB is the instrument through which the Bank improves its business and processes, in line with the best global practices and contributing to the social and environmental responsibility permeating the entire Conglomerate, seeking generation of sustainable results., especially in Challenge 20: Improve the integration between Private Social Investment and business strategy.

Socioproductive Inclusion Projects - PIS

BB Foundation, in partnership with Banco do Brasil's Public Sector agencies, supports projects of cooperatives, associations and non-profit entities, aiming at structuring and implementing activities or undertakings that promote socio-productive inclusion. The project aims to achieve social, political and productive emancipation for individuals, leveraging community values and local know-how.

In 2020, the work of PIS, which was aimed at structuring activities or undertakings in line with Agroecological standards, was expanded to support other Socioproductive Inclusion projects, with the objective of promoting access to work and income opportunities as well as contributing to an integrated education, having as priority public the segments that make up the base of the social pyramid.

In 2020, BB Foundation invested